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largely increasing the revenue of the country und.-r 

 diminished taxation through tin- lionuit enforcement 

 laws, uiul ut tliu name time greatly decreasing 

 lenses of the Government and of the collection 

 revenue : by providing for the relief of the 

 people from eighty nullioriB of exUting taxation and 

 - limiting tlio suhji-ctMof revenue* as to lighten tliu 

 burdens or all classes of the people ; by uiiuutaiiiing 

 .iblo poaco with all nations, while mri-fully viu- 

 dii-.iting our own rights and advancing tho name and 

 honor of tho Auicru-un people among tho nations of 

 tli; liy so di-alini; witli tin- Indian tribes as to 

 tho chronic warn which have hitherto drawn 

 from thf Mood and treasure of the country ; 

 !;. providing a system for funding tho national debt 

 by which itd interest will be largely diminished and 

 a just portion uf the burden carried over to the fast- 

 <,T. nv'ms,' population of the future; by encouraging, 

 ainl finally securing the adoption of that constitu- 

 tional amendment by which the rights and liberties 

 of all classes of citizens, without regard to past con- 

 ditions, arc placed by tho fundamental law on a foot- 

 ing of equality ; by completing the reconstruction of 

 the rebel States oy measures designed to secure 

 justice to all, permanent peace to the country, and 

 these it has done without display, but witli a firm 

 and quiet hand That gives promise, by continued 

 progress in the same direction, of sure prosperity 

 and happiness to the country. 



Retained, That the Republicans of the United States 

 of America send congratulations to the United States 

 of Germany, and heartily join with our German 

 brethren in rejoicing at the righteous victories of the 

 Fatherland, and fondly trust that the brave people 

 who have given a republic to France may soon 

 establish free institutions in their own country. 



Retained, That wo have seen, with unmingled joy, 

 a new republic of France, and the overthrow of the 

 imperial rule and the swift destruction of a usurper's 

 claim to dynastic power. 



Resolved. That we sincerely sympathize with the 

 people of Cuba in their struggle for liberty against a 

 despotic government, in whose administration they 

 have no snare. 



Resolved, That the Democratic State administration 

 lias not shown itself entitled to tho confidence or 

 support of the people of this State, because it has put 

 itself into tho liands of tho close and irresponsible 

 political corporation which has so long ruled the city 

 of Now York and made the wealth and power of that 

 city subserve only to its own selfish and corrupt pur- 

 poses, and is now seeking to make the State itself a 

 wider field for the same abuses and corruptions. Be- 

 cause it has so mismanaged the canals of the State 

 that, while the expenses are largely increased the 

 revenues are nearly destroyed, and deficits have 

 taken the place of the annual surplus of more than 

 $2,000,000, while the tolls have been reduced with 

 such unjust discrimination as to confer the chief bene- 

 fits upon the products of the other States, while many 

 products of our own States are unrelieved. It has bur- 

 dened the canals with a host of unnecessary officers, 

 it has permitted the State claims for damages to be 

 revived for the benefit of its partisans, and is seek- 

 ing to transfer the debt now charged upon the 

 revenues of the State to the shoulders of tho tax- 

 payers of the State alone, while other States will 

 reap the chief benefits of the change ; and because it 

 has upheld with all its power the acknowledged 

 frauds and crimes upon the ballot-box, through which 

 it has been elevated to power and enabled to mis- 

 govern the State. 



Resolved, That the common-school system of tho 

 State must be maintained, and that we condemn all 

 appropriations for the establishment or maintenance 

 of sectarian schools or institutions as hostile to the 

 spirit of the constitution and the religious liberty 

 and equality it secures to all. 



Retained, That so long as the people of towns, vil- 

 lages, and cities, have the right t>y law to license the 



ale of intoxicating liquors la their several localities, 

 they also by a majority of votes should have the 

 right to prohibit nucb soles. 



Retolvtd, That it U the duty of all honorable citi- 

 zens and the firm determination of the Republican 

 party to preserve the purity of the ballot-box in 

 Huch a form that the vote of every lawful elector shall 

 count as it is cast and not be nullified by fraud or 

 crime ; that we demand the enforcement of all laws, 

 and especially such as have been enacted by Con- 

 gress, and may bo enacted in the Federal Courts, 

 whi.-ii are designed to prevent the violation of the 

 naturalization and election laws of the country; that, 

 laying aside all individual preferences, the Repub- 

 licans of New York will with one heart and one mind 

 strive to redeem our State from the rule of those 

 whose power was first obtained by fraudulent votes 

 and by a dishonest count of votes which were never 

 polled. 



Stewart L. Woodford was nominated for 

 Governor, Sigistnund Kan I'm mm for Lieuten- 

 ant-Governor, Abel W. Palmer for Comp- 

 troller, Absalom Nelson and Alexander Barkly 

 for Canal Commissioners, and Jo^in Parkhurst 

 for Inspector of State Prisons. 



The election took place on the 8th of No- 

 vember, when all the Democratic candidates 

 were chosen by about 80,000 majority. The 

 total vote for Governor was 769,354, of which 

 Hoffman received 399,582, and Woodford 366,- 

 436. James S. Graham, Labor Reform candi- 

 date, received 1,907 votes, and Myron H. Clark, 

 Temperance candidate, 1,459. The majority 

 of Hoffman over Woodford was 33,096. Of 

 the 31 members of Congress representing the 

 State, 16 are Democrats and 15 Republicans. 

 The Legislature of 1871 consists of 17 Demo- 

 crats and 14 Republicans in the Senate, and 65 

 Democrats and C3 Republicans in the House. 



On September 30, 1869, the total funded 

 debt of the State was $43,265,306.40, classified 

 as follows : 



General rand $4,694,526 40 



Contingent 68,000 00 



Canal 12.564,780 00 



Bounty 25,938,000 00 



Total $43,265,30640 



On September 30, 1870, the total funded 

 debt was $38,641,606.40, classified as follows: 



General rand $4,040,02640 



Contingent 68,000 00 



Canal 11,966,580 00 



Bounty 22,567,000 00 



Total $33,641,60640 



The following statement shows the amount 

 of the State debt on September 80, 1870, after 

 deducting the unapplied balances of the sink- 

 ing funds at that date : 



Rlnc. Ai prorldod for. 



Gen'l fund.. $4,040,026 40 $1,008.97574 $3,031,05066 



Contingent.. 68,000 00 17,992 21 50,007 79 



Canal 11,966,580 00 2,149,884 61 9,816,695 89 



Bounty 22,567,000 00 3,055,609 58 19,511,390 48 



$88,641,606 40 $6,282,462 14 $32,469,144 96 

 The State debt, on September 80. 1869. 



after deducting the unapplied balances 



of the sinking funds, amounted to $34,848,035 78 



On September 80, 1870, to 32,409,14496 



Showing a reduction of $2,438,891 47 



